Dear Subscribers - I was wrong about there not being a livestream for The Hague Group meeting today in Bogota, Columbia. Progressive International sent out the link this morning (too late to share with you all live.)
But here’s their message, and the Join the Livestream link will take you to the recording. The same YouTube channel may work for tomorrow’s meeting as well (time unknown)
message begins: “Today, more than 30 states from around the world will gather in Bogotá, Colombia, for the “Emergency Conference” to halt the Gaza genocide: the most ambitious multilateral response since Israel began its campaign of devastation two years ago.
Bringing together a broad coalition of governments — from Algeria to Brazil, China to Spain, Indonesia to Qatar — the conference aims, in the words of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, “to move from condemnation to collective action.”
At 10:30 Bogotá, 11:30 New York, 16:30 London and 17:30 Paris, we invite you to join this historic gathering's opening ceremony live from the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
You will hear testimony from Dr. Thaer Ahmed, who will recount his experience of working in Rafah and Khan Younis amidst Israel’s genocide. Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, will detail her government’s concrete commitments to uphold international law.
After she was sanctioned by the Trump administration, UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese will deliver a powerful message about the failure of the international system to protect the Palestinian people — and urge immediate and coordinated action by principled states.
“Here in Bogotá, a growing number of states have the opportunity to break the silence and revert to a path of legality by finally saying: enough. Enough impunity. Enough empty rhetoric. Enough exceptionalism. Enough complicity,” Albanese will say.
Today, the call from Bogotá will echo around the world. Join us.”
In solidarity,
The Progressive International Secretariat
Calendar — NENJP - New England Network for Justice for Palestine (use the drop down for calendar view)